New Releases from Flint Hills Publishing!
NEW BOOKS from
Flint Hills Publishing!
Flint Hills Publishing is excited to announce the publication of many new books covering a wide variety of genres. And in these intense times that hopefully foreshadow great and wonderful changes to come, reading has never been more important.
It is with this recognition that our publishing house remains committed to our vision of sharing with readers books that “uplift, educate, inspire, and entertain.”
Pardon our boastfulness, but we can say with great confidence we’re sure you’ll find vibe-lifting choices in these new releases!
Chickie! The Woman who Crashed the All-Male Bail Bond Industry by Chickie Leventhal
When Chickie was 50, her husband received a devastating health diagnosis. Driven by her longing for something more and the determination to secure her family’s future, Chickie established Chickie’s Bail Bonds in a business world that was dominated by men. Chickie, relying on her own internal strength and resourcefulness, turned her obstacles into a chance to break beyond barriers that kept her confined to a stereotypical life. Reading this memoir is an opportunity to learn more about the woman who shook the very foundation of the bail bond industry and to be inspired by Chickie’s grit and innovation.
“…a delightful read… I found myself laughing out loud at the cast of characters she encountered over the years. Conversely, I felt emotionally moved by the horrific situations some people found themselves in. The one thing that comes across loud and clear in every story is how much Chickie cares about people and her clients, and the great length she will go for them.”
— Attorney Robert L. Shaprio
Death on the Missouri Pacific Line by Connie Beckett
Connie Beckett, author of North of Juarez, Far from Saigon, weaves the tale of a 1920s reporter, Claire O’Connor, in Kansas City who just got a new assignment. This new assignment, involving a murdered John Doe, leads Claire down a path that is riddled with mystery and adventure. However, when this assignment brings Claire into close proximity with her rival, Detective Wells, a handsome and cocky man, sparks just might fly. If you’re in the mood for an intriguing mystery with a little bit of romance, this is the book for you this fall!
Lucy and Larry by Dr. Ken Ohm
Through this delightful children’s book, Dr. Ken Olm demonstrates the value of friendship and curiosity. Lucy the cat lives a very comfortable indoor life, but she’s never had the opportunity to adventure beyond the front door. Larry the lizard, on the other hand, lives an adventurous life outside, but he has never been inside a house before. When the two have an opportunity to explore each other's domains, they accept it despite the risks. In this heartwarming tale full of beautiful illustrations by FHP children’s editor Traci Osborn, the unlikely friends learn more about themselves and each other and show how friendship helps us to challenge ourselves to live a fuller life.
Making Gardens for Insects & Other Animals by Amy Albright and Lenora Larson
This practical and inspiring guide shows you how to create a wildlife-friendly garden that supports nature while remaining beautiful, inviting, and enjoyable to maintain. Discover the fascinating adaptations that make butterflies so beautiful to us, then learn how their life cycles, food sources, and habitat needs can guide the way you choose and arrange plants. From caterpillars to adult butterflies, discover how thoughtful plant choices can provide essential resources throughout every stage of a butterfly’s life. You’ll also learn how readily available plants can become the foundation of a healthy garden food web in northeast Kansas, supporting insects that provide vital food for songbirds and other wildlife. Learn how to create a pesticide-free landscape by encouraging beneficial insects and choosing plants that naturally attract the creatures your garden needs.
A sad update… After a courageous battle with cancer, Lenora passed away on 9/18/26. She was thrilled to see her book published. God Speed, Lenora! Thank you for shining your beautiful Light, protecting Mother Earth.
The Space Between Summits: A Memoir of Extreme Adventure, Grief, and Resilience by Dianette Wells
The Space Between Summits, 2nd edition, was previously titled Another Step Up The Mountain. This is a re-release that also includes additional photos. Author, Dianette Wells, is one of fewer than one hundred women to summit the highest peaks on every continent; she has spent her life pushing beyond limits most never approach. From the frozen brutality of Antarctica to the death zones of the world’s tallest mountains, she has faced avalanches, exhaustion, isolation, and fear with relentless determination. But the greatest climb of her life began after devastating personal loss.
Filled with breathtaking adventure, hard-earned wisdom, sharp humor, and extraordinary courage, The Space Between Summits is an unforgettable story of a woman who discovered that survival is not about conquering mountains—it is about finding the strength to continue climbing after everything changes.
“No one I know has the courage to explore the world and the limits of herself. A must read!”
— Gerald W. Abrams, executive producer
A Spyglass Look at the Past by Clyde W. Toland
In this collection of historical nonfiction stories, Clyde Toland draws not only from his personal life, but also historic incidents and individuals as a “spyglass” through which readers can examine selected moments from the past. The collection combines contemporaneous accounts, later reflections, personal experiences, and carefully researched history.
Massive student riots at the University of Wisconsin-Madison following the student killings at Kent State in 1970. Running 21.7 miles nonstop for pleasure and charity before distance running became a national craze. Touring Europe at age 17 in 1965. All these stories are set against the background of growing up in mid-century, rural, small-town Kansas.
Miriam Colt’s heart-rending account of the utopian Vegetarian Colony disaster in 1856 Territorial Kansas. Fred Funston’s stories about an Indian wedding in 1891 in the Mohave Desert, and 1894 Arctic whalers playing baseball in minus 47-degree weather. Funston as an 18-year-old teacher fighting in class the school bully for possession of the bully’s revolver. “Mad bomber” Charley Melvin’s attempt to resolve a social problem by dynamiting illegal saloons in 1905 prohibition Kansas. A German woman’s observations about her country in a June 1938 letter.
“Clyde Toland’s latest, A Spyglass Look at the Past, is at once a beautifully written and moving memoir that poignantly reminds us what it meant to grow up in an America alive with possibility, and a series of historical adventures that time and again reveals the enduring importance of Kansas.”
— Heather Ann Thompson, historian at the University of Michigan and winner of the Pulitzer Prize in History for Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy.
You Can’t Keep Spring from Coming by Patrick Donahue
The Andes and Amazon of the turbulent 1970s are a world of military dictators, revolutionary dreams, cocaine money, and dangerous alliances. At the center of it all is Amador—wealthy, charismatic, U.S.-educated, and determined to bring down Peru’s repressive military dictatorship. His revolutionary movement, the CDP, is growing rapidly, fueled by idealism, money from the cocaine trade, and a willingness to fight corruption with whatever tools are necessary. Then Amador meets Jimena.
Beautiful, brilliant, and fiercely independent, Jimena joins the CDP and quickly becomes far more than Amador’s lover. She is his intellectual equal, his trusted partner, and the woman who shares his dream of transforming their country. Their passionate relationship becomes inseparable from the revolution itself—and puts them both in greater danger.
Meanwhile, Washington is watching. Still haunted by the failures of Cuba and Vietnam, the CIA wants a foothold in the revolution before it reaches power. They recruit Tom, Amador's old American college friend—a divorced, guitar-playing, pot-smoking former math teacher who hardly looks like a spy—to find Amador and open a secret channel to the CDP.
As revolution, espionage, cocaine money, betrayal, and romance collide, loyalties become impossible to define.
“... a suspenseful and exciting page-turner. The subtext poses many of the age-old philosophic questions concerning moral choices, justice, the use of violence to effect change, and, yes, good versus evil. … Any reader seeking a story of thought-provoking action, romance, and Latin American political maneuvering is sure to be amply rewarded.”
-- Mark Scheel, author of And Eve Said Yes and The Potter’s Wheel
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